Dr.

CarolAnn Peterson Honored as a Woman of the Month for May 2020 by

P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized)

California City, CA, June 04, 2020 --(PR.com)-- Dr. CarolAnn Peterson of California City, California
has been honored as a Woman of the Month for May 2020 by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of
Women of Excellence Recognized) for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the fields of
advocacy and education. Each month P.O.W.E.R. features women to represent their professions and
industries due to their expertise and success in their chosen specialty.

About Dr. CarolAnn Peterson

Dr. CarolAnn Peterson has been an adjunct faculty member with the University of Southern California
Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work for 14 years and a full time lecturer for the past two years.
She teaches courses on domestic violence, leadership, policy and advocacy, diversity, and global violence
against women. She advocates against domestic violence and consults. CarolAnn is one of only 60
academics in the U.S. certified as a strangulation expert witness. She has consulted on federal, state and
local domestic violence cases and provided testimony on civil child custody and criminal cases. She is an
FLETC certified law enforcement trainer and a peer reviewer of state exams, text books and journal
articles.

Born March 13, 1949, CarolAnn earned her M.P.A. from Loyola Marymount University and her Ph.D.
from Sanctus Theological Institute. She is a former legislative advocate for the California Federation of
Business & Professional Women. She was appointed as a member of the Los Angeles County Domestic
Violence Death Review Team and served as a team advisor/trainer for the California Statewide
DV/Medical/Forensic Training Team. She was a consultant to the Los Angeles County Domestic
Violence Unit, as well as a consultant for the City of Tel Aviv, Israel and the City of Los Angeles joint
project on workplace domestic violence. Dr. Peterson was appointed as a member of the Los Angeles
Mayor’s Domestic Violence Steering Committee.

After working for 5 years, some of those years working on political campaigns, including Women
Running Against Reagan (working for the National Organization for Women on the Mondale/Ferraro
campaign), Dr. Peterson became the registered lobbyist for the California Federation of Business and
Professional Women. While working for the Federation, she worked with then State Legislator Lucille
Roybal-Allard on one of the first spousal rape bills in the country. At the time, no one in Sacramento
knew that she was a survivor of abuse. When it came time to bring the legislation to the first committee,
CarolAnn volunteered to tell her story. At the end of her testimony, there was one legislator who said he
was sorry this happened to her but didn’t believe a husband raped a wife. Dr. Peterson was so livid that
when she returned to Los Angeles, she called the Los Angeles County Domestic Violence Council to ask
what they did. They had just formed the Legislation Committee and she was asked to chair the
committee. Dr. Peterson had the good fortune to chair this committee for 6 years and work with the Los
Angeles County Board of Supervisors to pass legislation on behalf of battered women in California.
Following this, she worked as a consultant on welfare reform for Los Angeles County. After two years in
the position, she was asked by the Family Violence Prevention Fund (now Futures Without Violence) to
work on welfare programs for victims of domestic violence at both the state and national level. CarolAnn

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was privileged to work on this issue for 6 years. As the issue and contract was coming to an end,
California passed legislation making it mandatory to have domestic violence classes in graduate schools
of social work and psychology.

Dr. Peterson’s memberships include the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, California State
Task Force, appointed member of the Los Angeles County Family Violence Task Force, and she was
appointed member of the California Senate Task Force on Family Relations Court.

Dr. CarolAnn Peterson has written several articles for prominent journals and recently released her first
book, “INTERPERSONAL AGGRESSION: Complexities of Domestic and Intimate Partner Abuse”
which is available on amazon.com. In her spare time, CarolAnn enjoys travel, baking, and reading murder
mysteries.

For further information, contact www.carolannpeterson.com. Her book can be purchased at this link to
Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Interpersonal-Aggression-Complexities-Domestic-Intimate/dp/1627877053/ref
=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=interpersonal%20aggression%20the%20complexities%20of%20domestic
%20violence%20carolann%20peterson&qid=1585669750&s=books&sr=1-1.

About P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized) and powerwoe.com

P.O.W.E.R is an online community as well as a digital and exclusive print magazine featuring
professional and famous women. Our mission is to provide a powerful network of empowering women
who will mentor and inspire each other to be the best they can be. Through our valuable services, our
members can network, collaborate with like-minded professionals, gain recognition and obtain
knowledge from those who have already achieved success.

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Contact Information:
P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized)
S. K. Koop
516-365-3222
Contact via Email
www.powerwoe.com
Ellen Gold

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